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transmit

trans·mit

UK/tɹænsˈmɪt/ US/tɹænzˈmɪt/ fairly common

verb

1.

transfer to another

  • “communicate a disease”
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2.

transmit or serve as the medium for transmission

  • “Sound carries well over water”
  • “The airwaves carry the sound”
  • “Many metals conduct heat”
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3.

broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television

  • “We cannot air this X-rated song”
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4.

send from one person or place to another

  • “transmit a message”
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Origin

From Middle English transmitten, borrowed from Latin trānsmittō (“transmit”, verb, literally “across-send”).

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